Northern Voice
Footballguy
I know we have a beer thread and some discussion about different breweries mixed in here and there through the forum's but I don't think we have a dedicated topic to this point.
I've visited probably 100+ craft breweries over the past ten years or so, some great, some amazing, some just okay (but they still had beer so not too bad). About a year ago I turned that love of beer into my job, working as a territory manager for a mid sized brewery here in Ontario.
Starting Monday, I'm taking over as head of sales for a smaller brewery in my hometown. A lot of my focus will be on retail distribution and licensees (pubs, restaurants etc) but I'll also be overseeing online sales and the taproom, so that's my selfish reason for wanting to hear the cool things people have seen.
One of my favorite things was at Monzon Brewing in Puerto Vallarta which had a "drops in the bucket" program where with every drink you bought, you got a bottlecap to drop in a bucket for one of two chairties featured that month. It is a small donation for each cap that can really add up with time - over 100k donated overall. The beer here was good, not great.
Another place I loved visiting was 5e Baron in Gatineau, Quebec. This brewery is in an old residential building, with a beautiful tree lined front terrace and fantastic beer. Sometimes I think it's just as simple as that - great environment and great beer.
I will travel a good distance for really good beer and love seeking it out but at the same time, I will also go to a place with good but not mind blowing beer if it's a great environment, it's an interesting balance.
I'm sure collectively we have tons of brewery experiences, good and bad.
I've visited probably 100+ craft breweries over the past ten years or so, some great, some amazing, some just okay (but they still had beer so not too bad). About a year ago I turned that love of beer into my job, working as a territory manager for a mid sized brewery here in Ontario.
Starting Monday, I'm taking over as head of sales for a smaller brewery in my hometown. A lot of my focus will be on retail distribution and licensees (pubs, restaurants etc) but I'll also be overseeing online sales and the taproom, so that's my selfish reason for wanting to hear the cool things people have seen.
One of my favorite things was at Monzon Brewing in Puerto Vallarta which had a "drops in the bucket" program where with every drink you bought, you got a bottlecap to drop in a bucket for one of two chairties featured that month. It is a small donation for each cap that can really add up with time - over 100k donated overall. The beer here was good, not great.
Another place I loved visiting was 5e Baron in Gatineau, Quebec. This brewery is in an old residential building, with a beautiful tree lined front terrace and fantastic beer. Sometimes I think it's just as simple as that - great environment and great beer.
I will travel a good distance for really good beer and love seeking it out but at the same time, I will also go to a place with good but not mind blowing beer if it's a great environment, it's an interesting balance.
I'm sure collectively we have tons of brewery experiences, good and bad.
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